Toxoplasmosis Help!

[rosethecopycat]

Pepsid (Pepcid) not sure of the spelling, is the over-the-counter human antacid.

Please, concurr with your vet, before treating the kitten.

[rosethecopycat]

Carrie,

The clindamycin is NASTY tasting stuff. I always ask for ANTIROBE capsules as a substitute. (you can empty the capsules into food, if the cat is eating)


Here is more info on Toxo

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasi...oplasmosis.htm

Sections from another article:

The most commonly reported clinical signs associated with feline toxoplasmosis are anorexia, weight loss, lethargy, dyspnoea (due to pneumonia), ocular signs (iritis, chorioretinitis) and pyrexia. Other less common features include gastrointestinal signs (vomiting/diarrhoea), neurological signs, lymphadenopathy, jaundice, myositis and abortion.

Diagnosis of feline toxoplasmosis**
The diagnosis of toxoplasmosis is problematic and a definitive diagnosis rests on demonstration of the active form of the organism in tissues taken at post mortem examination or in biopsy samples. Laboratory tests may also be used as diagnostic aids and these are outlined below:
Treatment of feline toxoplasmosis**
In the past, treatment for toxoplasmosis has been based on a combination of sulphadiazine and pyrimethamine. However, recently, clindamycin used at doses of 25-50mg/kg/day (divided into two or four doses) has been suggested as the treatment of choice in feline toxoplasmosis. Although it has been proposed that the use of clindamycin obviates the need for concurrent pyrimethamine therapy, studies in man suggest dual therapy is still required to maintain efficacy. The situation in cats is unclear, but combining clindamycin with pyrimethamine (at 1mg/kg/day) may provide more effective therapy. Pyrimethamine therapy is often associated with myleosuppression and, to avoid this, cats may be given folic acid at 5mg/day for the duration of treatment.


The entire article:
http://www.fabcats.org/toxoplasmosis.html

[Laura's Babies]

rose, I hope you get your questions answered and the answers can help you. I have no answers but just wanted to let you know I will try to watch this and see how it goes for the baby.

[rosethecopycat]

Carrie is the one with the baby, I'm just trying to help.


Rose

[Laura's Babies]

Keep us posted.....

[ratchet22]

Oh what a relief! Sasha has been on the meds since last wednesday, she is playing and walking again, not like a normal baby, but great for how bad she was. I am so thankful to see her like this again, the meds are a 21 day doseing cycle, ugh, so far so good! I am able to take her out and her tremors are far and few, she can walk around now much better than she did before. She doesnt really stiffen up or fall down inless she gets really excited and takes off running then she goes down, and tremors start. So we have to take it slow, and she does, she knows, she follows me around (the therepy i give her is to walk twice a day) like a puppy dog, really slow and calm, and lately she has been in her cage playing with her toys, something she has also not done in a long time. Though we did not test her for this disease, I am under big suspision that she is definetly toxoplasmosis positive. Still learning alot about it but if anyone would have to it would be me, I have learned more in the last 7 months about cats and kittens than any vet! My vet even has learned ALOT from me, as I am always bringing him something new to figure out, and he has a hard time because i deal in pediatrics, most vets wont even touch it, they tell me they are to delicate, but not my vet, he jumps right in and helps me get to the problem and get them well, HE IS SO AWSOM!!!!!!
Headed to vegas tomarrow will return thursday night, taking sasha to my freinds who does rescue, cant wait to get back to her,,,,,,,ii wil miss her sooooo bad
carrie

[ratchet22]

Ok, took her to a neurologist yesturday, Sasha has been diagnosed with an extreamly rare condition, Anyone want to comment on this if you know ANYTHING?

Have you heard this before?
I have done online research and hoping to speak to a couple that have a kitty with it, wondering if anyone here has heard of it, experiancing it?????

Her condition is called Myotonia

Carrie